osseous
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“Accordingly, the osseous material recovered in the Ko’olau Mountains, Island of Oaha, Hawaii…represent human remains originating from Ensign DeMoss.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2018
It may be rather obvious by now that I'm rather besotted with all things osseous.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2014
Most bones contain compact and spongy osseous tissue, but their distribution and concentration vary based on the bone’s overall function.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These chondrocytes do not participate in bone growth but secure the epiphyseal plate to the osseous tissue of the epiphysis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Sometimes, however, in certain varieties of horses the trapezium is developed, but then it is no more than a very small osseous nodule.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
